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To Assess Self-sufficiency in Parkinson's Patients and How Rehabilitation Affects Symptoms Linked to Independence
Sponsor: Palacky University
Summary
This interventional study aims to assess self-sufficiency in patients with Parkinson's disease in the spa setting using the new Czech Functional Efficiency of Self-sufficiency Test (FEST) and to validate the test in this population. It also aims to evaluate changes in cognition, stability, fear of falling, and gait after specialized spa care and to analyze correlations between self-sufficiency and these outcomes.
Official title: Assessment of Patient Self-sufficiency in Rehabilitation Care
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2024-11-01
Completion Date
2027-03-01
Last Updated
2026-10-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
EXERCISE TRAINING WITH OR WITHOUT MEDICATION
Patients undergo therapies led by clinical experts in the field of physical therapy. Individual therapies include soft tissue therapies, exercises aimed at increasing/maintaining range of motion, increasing muscle strength, balance, cognition, and self-sufficiency. The comprehensive rehabilitation stay will also include the use of natural healing resources - iodine-bromine brine, combined with active therapy.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacky University, Olomouc
Olomouc, Czechia